Shire of Kowree

Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
name = Shire of Kowree
state = vic
region =
area = 5379.41
est = 1862
seat = Edenhope
pop = 3,710 (1992) [cite book|title=Victorian Year Book|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office|year=1994|page=49-52|id=ISSN 0067-1223]

logosize =


caption = Location in Victoria
county = Lowan
near-nw = "Tatiara (SA)"
near-n = Kaniva
near-ne = Lowan
near-w = "Naracoorte (SA)"
near-e = Arapiles
near-sw = "Naracoorte (SA)"
near-s = Glenelg Wannon
near-se = Dundas
_noautocat = yes

The Shire of Kowree was a Local Government Area located in western Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of convert|5379.41|km2|sqmi|1, and existed from 1862 until 1995.

History

Kowree was first incorporated as a district on 24 June 1862, and became a shire on 26 January 1872. It added the South Riding of the Shire of Lowan to its North Riding on 29 May 1894.cite book|title=Victorian Municipal Directory|year=1992|publisher=Arnall & Jackson|location=Brunswick|pages=730-731 Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.]

On 20 January 1995, the Shire was abolished, and merged with Shire of Kaniva and parts of Arapiles and Glenelg into the Shire of West Wimmera. The Black Range and Toolondo Reservoir districts joined the Rural City of Horsham, while a small unpopulated section joined the Shire of Southern Grampians. [cite book|url=http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/free.nsf/0/76E601D6DB55E88ACA25722500049195/$File/12570_1994-95.pdf|title=Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics|date=1 August 1995|publisher=Commonwealth of Australia|page=7, 11, 12|isbn=0-642-23117-6|accessdate=2008-01-05]

Wards

Kowree was divided into four ridings , each of which elected three councillors:
* Central Riding
* East Riding
* North Riding
* West Riding

Towns and Localities

* Edenhope
* Apsley
* Bringalbert
* Douglas
* Goroke
* Gymbowen
* Harrow
* Minimay
* Rocklands
* Toolondo
* Wombelano

Population

* Estimates in 1958, 1983 and 1988 Victorian Year Books.

References